calikush420
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I recently got my package seized aswell from tude after this experience ill never order from them again or any other out of sea seed bank the freebies are nice but the stress isn't
Customs strike again.
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Bear Country
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Bottom line is this....There is not a FUCKING thing you can do about it. Lick your wounds, choose another seed bank and move on. I dont know what the hell is up with Attitude but from what I am reading they have made some really stupid mistakes. I have been ordering seeds from Mandals seeds for years and NEVER had a problem!!! If customs finds your seeds they are going to take them...yours, mine....anyones...and they dont give one shit who you are or what you think or if your a medical patient...those are the facts boys and girls...
209 Cali closet grower
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my freind didn't get there's ether. so i just gave them some clones, to help out
Jogro
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Yup.
You can piss and moan to Customs all you like. The fact is, viable cannabis ceeds are prohibited everywhere in the USA by Federal law, and by law Customs is tasked to prevent them from entering into the USA. State law is irrelevant here. . .you can be dying of cancer, and have 10 valid state medical cards, doesn't matter. Its still illegal to import these into the USA, and Uncle Sam doesn't care.
If you don't like it, don't complain to customs. . .they're just doing their job.
Instead write to your Congressman and Senators and tell them that as a sick medical patient, customs is hurting you by seizing your meds. That probably won't help in the SHORT term, but over the long term its the only way anything is going to change with respect to Federal cannabis law.
On "wiseass" comments by customs worker, see here:
https://www.rollitup.org/seed-strain-reviews/686695-attitude-beans-seized-chicago-help.html#post9303932
The person doing this is probably leaving wise-ass notes because its a lot easier (and funnier) to do that than to actually fill out official confiscation forms, log the stuff in as evidence, etc.
No, this wise-ass from customs "shouldn't" be grabbing the beans and leaving smarty-pants notes, but given the various alternatives (which include seizing them and NOT leaving a note) this isn't anywhere near the worst possible outcome.
Again, nobody is going to lose their job over this. The "worst" possible outcome is that some Customs brass is going to find out who did this, pull them into their office, laugh and tell them that its funny, but they really need to knock off leaving the silly notes. Then that agent is going to find just as many beans, they just won't leave the notes.
The problem here isn't that one agent has a hard-on for leaving silly notes. . .its that he's finding the beans to begin with.
horribleherk
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just got my order & mug from attitude no problem in cen-cal for me i hear chicago hasnt been so fortunate
drolove
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lucky you ya i hear the orders going through chicago is having all the issues. someone should drive down there and punch that jokester in the face and wrap him up in his green tape....
Bear Country
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Your last statement....EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!
Cronnoisseur
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My shit just got jacked too, waiting to hear back from attitude.
OP which email did you email attitude at?
OP which email did you email attitude at?
littlegiant
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Attitude reshipped my order in the crush proof tin (without concealing the breeder packs)in a small envelope with success.
I think customs is on to the t-shirt thing.
RockyMtnMan
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Check out this article. It is a couple years old. They all know where to look. Some are selected for screening, others are not.
I have had ceeds arrive from SOS after the package was opened and resealed with the examination green tape. It also has to do with the stealth method applied. They can be concealed well if the banks try
I have had ceeds arrive from SOS after the package was opened and resealed with the examination green tape. It also has to do with the stealth method applied. They can be concealed well if the banks try
Jogro
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I think you accidentally used the "image" tags there instead of the "link" tabs, making your link invisible.
Here it is again: http://www.cbp.gov/archived/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/archives/2011_news_releases/june_2011/06062011_2.xml.html
And I think you're exactly right. Customs agents are pros at this. They do this all day long, every one of them has seen hundreds of packages like this, and every one of them knows EXACTLY how these things are concealed and sent. They could seize every single one of them, if it really chose to.
The limiting factors here are undoubtedly just resources, and priority. Customs simply doesn't have the manpower necessary to strip every single letter/package down looking for a few beans, and when it comes down to it, cannabis ceeds are just low-priority contraband in comparison to weapons and actual drugs (eg coke, heroin, etc).
IMO, some of the "stealth" methods in use here are probably just the opposite. . .they probably actually draw attention to the contraband *increasing* its likelihood of being seized.
Jogro
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Not even worth a try, unless you really feel like drawing more attention to yourself.
I'm sure customs COULDN'T give these back, even if they wanted to (which they don't, and aren't legally permitted to). . .contraband like this probably goes right into the "destroy" bucket, and its probably incinerated that day.
hsfkush
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Attitude = fucked when it comes to the USA market. There are an unusually large amount of posts on here about people getting their seeds confiscated lately, and a lot of them are getting this note with a smiley face on it.
The problem with the USA is, seeds are illegal. You can not really complain about this in all honesty, it's like stealing a car which then gets stolen from you. If you want to do something illegal, you have to be prepared to take the risks involved. The main risks involved are money, you could get scammed quite easily. Protection, you have none when it comes to illegal activity, if you get scammed or have it stolen, you can't report it. Prison, I need to explain this one?
However, that being said. I think your best bet is to go to another reputable seed bank, Sea of Seeds are my personal choice, although their selection is not quite as vast as attitude, it's pricing is lower in most cases and also, shipping to where I live is free ^_^
The problem with the USA is, seeds are illegal. You can not really complain about this in all honesty, it's like stealing a car which then gets stolen from you. If you want to do something illegal, you have to be prepared to take the risks involved. The main risks involved are money, you could get scammed quite easily. Protection, you have none when it comes to illegal activity, if you get scammed or have it stolen, you can't report it. Prison, I need to explain this one?
However, that being said. I think your best bet is to go to another reputable seed bank, Sea of Seeds are my personal choice, although their selection is not quite as vast as attitude, it's pricing is lower in most cases and also, shipping to where I live is free ^_^
FuckJeffGoldbloom
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theres a dick supposedly at the East Coast customs who's been sending fuckin smiley faces and little notes and what not after he takes your shit.... around the net they've all seem to b from attitude... i went herbies...looks like customs cut to see the dvd package then passed it threw, got em in 6 days, all seeds intact, from uk to us..... dont let it worry u the guy is most likely some little peon bitch who makes 20 bucks an hr to sit in one place and be a glorified mail sorter.... yeah a person who failed at their life so to say... there not gonna post ur address on like a board and come find u... theres too much goin on watch nat geo lol mexican cartels are taking the world over
hsfkush
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The problem with all of this is, people are posting on forums or video's on youtube/vimeo what their seeds are turning up in...
"Hey check out how cool this stealth shipping is! It came inside this thing and is hidden just here, look you can see how well it's hidden!"
Well, that's just advertised to the world exactly what the package looks like and how it's hidden... That's how these "stealth" packages get found, as well as an apparent x-ray machine that they have. People need to keep their big mouths shut and then perhaps they'll have success with their seed orders.
FuckJeffGoldbloom
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......yeah!